NBA advocate criticizes economic impact study

6:34 PM,
Dec. 3, 2012

Written by

Marcus Green

Attorney J. Bruce Miller, a longtime proponent of bringing a National Basketball Association franchise to Louisville, lashed out Monday against a recent study that concluded the benefits of a team wouldn't be worth the cost.

Miller called one aspect of the study a "fraud," claiming it misrepresented the work of a prominent sports economist and said another part doesn't fully identify the potential economic impact of the NBA.

"The value of this report is nonexistent," Miller said at a press conference in his downtown law offices. ...